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Trial of the Planet of the Apes
Episode 81
A court in Argentina just upheld an animal rights group's request to have an orangutan appear in a court, saying it's illegal to hold 'non-human pers…
11 years, 2 months ago
The Bedbug Whisperer
Episode 80
In order to find a way to stop bedbugs, Regine Gries allowed herself to be bitten by them 180,000 times over a period of five years. Also, did you kn…
11 years, 2 months ago
Creeping Self Doubt
Episode 79
What makes you you? Is the self somewhere in the body or the brain? If you downloaded your brain into a new body, would it be you? ANSWER ME (whateve…
11 years, 2 months ago
Here There Be Dragons
Episode 78
A woman has a condition that makes her see dragons wherever she goes. Anthony and Jeff discuss perception and reality, and if we know what we see is …
11 years, 2 months ago
Laser Trains!
Episode 77
Every Autumn, falling leaves create hazards for the railways. Trains compress the debris by running over it, and the resulting surface becomes slick …
11 years, 2 months ago
Olfactory Produced
Episode 76
Adrian David Cheok, the founder and director of the Mixed Reality Lab in Singapore, is attempting to record odors digitally, and recreate them withou…
11 years, 3 months ago
Dawn of the Planet of the Mice
Episode 75
Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York have successfully implanted human glial cells into the brains of mice to shockin…
11 years, 3 months ago
Past Word Passwords
Episode 74
A New Yorker article all about passwords has Jeff musing on what Anthony's passwords mean about him. It is a secret people tell themselves every tim…
11 years, 3 months ago
Drying Too Hard
Episode 73
A new study suggests that using hand dryers in public restrooms is actually less hygienic than using paper towels. This leads Jeff and Anthony to di…
11 years, 3 months ago
Nature's Parasitic Hellscape
Episode 72
Anthony and Jeff delve into perhaps the most disturbing topic they have ever tackled. An article in National Geographic features the top 5 most terr…
11 years, 3 months ago